Chapter 78 Section 01

Entrusted by the magazine to do a special interview on "Kanazawa of Red Leaves", Okada decided to take the Joetsu Shinkansen train from Ueno early in the morning.That train was Asahi 1 departing from Ueno at 7:20. On weekdays, Okada was still lying in bed at this time. Because there is a manuscript with a deadline, he planned to go straight to Ueno to catch a car after working hard all night.He figured that after the manuscript was faxed, he might be able to sleep on the Shinkansen train, but this wishful thinking almost came to nothing. This time there were almost 5 manuscript papers left, and Okada fell asleep. As a result, he had to board the Asahi No. 1 bus at 7:20 on November 7th with the stack of unfinished manuscripts in his hands.

During the workday, the interior of the car is empty.After taking a seat in the soft-seat car, Okada put the travel suitcase on his lap and planned to finish writing the manuscript in the agricultural box. If it is the Tokaido Shinkansen, the train shakes so badly that it is difficult to write, but this Shinkansen is quite new and less shakes. Asahi No. 1 only stops at Nagaoka and Xinlou.If you get off at Nagaoka, you can transfer to the newly opened limited express train Shining No. 2 bound for Kanazawa.If you want to catch this train, you will be able to arrive in Kanazawa before 12:00.This is also one of the reasons why Okada took the Asahi 1 early.

In a hurry, the five pages of manuscript paper were finally finished before arriving at Nagaoka. At 8:40, the train arrived at Nagaoka. The shiny new express train Shining No. 2 bound for Kanazawa was just eight minutes away.Okada ran towards the original Shin-Etsu Main Line platform with a suitcase containing manuscripts and a change of clothes. Flash No. 2, which will cause trouble, has entered the platform. This is a business limited express train that has recently been operating in the Hokuriku area in conjunction with the opening of the Joetsu Shinkansen.The body is a tram that used to be called 485 series, but the orange has been changed to white. The snow-white body is decorated with orange and sky blue lines, which makes people feel very relaxed and lively.The logo on the front of the train also triumphantly reads the word "Super", which is probably enough to flaunt that it is different from the previous express trains.It is composed of 4 carriages, all of which are ordinary carriages, but there are no free seats, and all cars have to be seated.

Okada had bought a ticket at Ueno Station in advance, so he jumped directly into the No. 2 car.As soon as he got on the train, the super express train Shining No. 2 bound for Kanazawa departed soon. After sitting down in his seat, he Yingxin glanced at the situation inside the car, right? They all looked like passengers on a business express train.Few of them bring their families, and most of them are middle-aged employees who seem to be going to work alone.There is only one round-trip train in the morning and evening, which is probably also to meet the needs of passengers. The car was almost full.

Although it is an ordinary carriage, the reclining angle of the reclining chairs can be adjusted at will, and the seats are spacious and comfortable. Okada asked the conductor who checked the ticket on the car where the car phone was installed, and learned that "there is a phone room in the No. 4 car at the rear of the car." It's less than 9 o'clock, and no one in the publishing house is at work.Okada bought a sandwich from the sandwich vending machine located in the corridor of the No. 2 car, and returned to his seat with the coffee he also bought from the vending machine. for breakfast.

In addition to Okada, there are businessman-like passengers who eat sandwiches for breakfast.There are also newspaper vending machines, but it seems that because it is a business express train, there is only "Economic News", so he gave up the idea of ​​buying newspapers. It arrived at Naoetsu at 9:34 and stopped for 2 minutes.After leaving Naoetsu, there will be no more stops until Toyama.Looking at the timetable, the distance is about 120 kilometers. Okada took the finished manuscript and left his seat.It is said that on this super express flash No. 2, because it is called a business express train, there are fax machines and other equipment in addition to telephones.I just heard that although it is planned to be equipped with a fax machine, it is not yet in place.

He walked to the No. 4 car at the rear of the car.There is a toilet converted into a telephone booth here, with a door, so it seems that Ding can talk without any scruples.He originally thought that if there was no fax machine, he would have no choice but to send it after arriving in Kanazawa, but when he walked in, he saw a small fax machine. "Great!" Okada heaved a sigh of relief. He first hung up the phone to the publishing house in Tokyo and told the other party that although it was late, he would fax the manuscript to Yunyun now. "Now? Where are you? I called your home just now, but you are not there." The editor in charge said.

"I went to Kanazawa for an interview, and I'm on the train right now." "Then, is it going to be published after arriving in Huize, the manuscript?" "No, I will send it right away. There is a fax machine in this car." Okada said. "There is such a convenient train, I didn't know it." "Travel once in a while to open your eyes." Okada said cheerfully. After putting down the phone, he glanced at the fax machine, and thought again, it was a miniature fax machine, he thought it was portable, and suddenly noticed that someone was careless and left a page of manuscript paper on the fax machine .

"I want to send a fax, but I seem to have forgotten it in a daze." Okada thought, took off the manuscript paper and looked at it casually. Suddenly, his face became serious.